China’s national theological seminary held its 2021 graduation service and ceremony in its auditorium on June 25.
After the flag-raising ceremony, the graduation service began under the auspices of Rev. Chen Bin, deputy president of the seminary, according to CCC&TSPM.
Then Rev. Yue Qinghua, chairman of the Fujian TSPM (Three-Self Patriotic Movement) and president of Fujian Theological Seminary, gave a sermon titled "Regretless Calling", citing Isaiah 6: 1-8. He encouraged undergraduates to learn to balance and grow up before God by focusing on and serving Him to be the beloved. Afterward, the choir of the seminary presented a hymn, "Bless the Lord".
During the graduation ceremony, Rev. Shan Weixiang, deputy president and general secretary of Chinese Christian Council (CCC), encouraged the graduating students to have a spirit of exploration, innovation and hard-working like a willing ox, to realize the Sinicization of Christianity. Saying each of them had the responsibility of running churches with Chinese characteristics, he urged them to become a positive and progressive force in society to let churches be acceptable to God, people and the society.
This year 2021, 143 students from the seminary graduated, including 123 undergraduates, 15 postgraduates, and five doctoral students. This year marks also the first time that this seminary is awarding a doctoral degree.
Finally, Rev. Gao Feng, president of the seminary, commissioned them to service with blessings to congregation.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
金陵协和神学院2021届毕业崇拜暨毕业典礼于2021年6月25日在学院礼堂举行。
升国旗仪式后， 举行毕业崇拜，由金陵协和神学院副院长陈彬牧师主礼。福建省基督教三自爱国运动委员会主席、福建神学院院长岳清华牧师以“无悔的圣召”为题为主证道。他引用《以赛亚书》6章1节至8节的经文，从聚焦至圣者、服侍荣耀者、成为恩宠者三个方面鼓励毕业生学会平衡、成长主前。随后由本院圣诗班献唱《称颂耶和华》。
在毕业典礼上，中国基督教协会副会长兼总干事单渭祥牧师祝贺并鼓励毕业生学子说，基督教中国化就是要求我们有一种不畏艰难的探索精神，革故鼎新的创新精神以及任劳任怨的孺子牛精神；办好属于基督又颇具中国特色的中国教会，责任属于我们每一个人；要成为社会中积极和进步的力量，使我们的教会成为得到上帝喜悦、社会和人民认可的新时代教会。
2021年金陵协和神学院共143位同学获准毕业，其中本科123人，硕士研究生15人，博士研究生5人。今年也是金陵首次颁发博士学位。
最后，金陵协和神学院院长高峰牧师向毕业生行差遣礼并为会众祝福。
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金陵协和神学院举行2021届毕业崇拜暨毕业典礼
China’s national theological seminary held its 2021 graduation service and ceremony in its auditorium on June 25.
After the flag-raising ceremony, the graduation service began under the auspices of Rev. Chen Bin, deputy president of the seminary, according to CCC&TSPM.
Then Rev. Yue Qinghua, chairman of the Fujian TSPM (Three-Self Patriotic Movement) and president of Fujian Theological Seminary, gave a sermon titled "Regretless Calling", citing Isaiah 6: 1-8. He encouraged undergraduates to learn to balance and grow up before God by focusing on and serving Him to be the beloved. Afterward, the choir of the seminary presented a hymn, "Bless the Lord".
During the graduation ceremony, Rev. Shan Weixiang, deputy president and general secretary of Chinese Christian Council (CCC), encouraged the graduating students to have a spirit of exploration, innovation and hard-working like a willing ox, to realize the Sinicization of Christianity. Saying each of them had the responsibility of running churches with Chinese characteristics, he urged them to become a positive and progressive force in society to let churches be acceptable to God, people and the society.
This year 2021, 143 students from the seminary graduated, including 123 undergraduates, 15 postgraduates, and five doctoral students. This year marks also the first time that this seminary is awarding a doctoral degree.
Finally, Rev. Gao Feng, president of the seminary, commissioned them to service with blessings to congregation.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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